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Crius Energy Trust Confirms December 2013 Distribution

/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR OVER UNITED STATES WIRE
SERVICES/

TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Crius Energy Trust ("Crius Energy" or the "Trust") (TSX: KWH.UN), announced today that it
has confirmed its December 2013 distribution of $0.0833 per unit. The
distribution will be paid on January 15, 2014, in respect of the period
from and including December 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, to
unitholders of record on December 31, 2013. The ex-distribution date
will be December 27, 2013.

About Crius Energy
Crius Energy has been established to provide investors with a stable and
consistent distribution-producing investment through the acquisition of
a 26.8% ownership interest in Crius Energy LLC (the "Company"). The
Company is one of the largest independent energy retailers operating in
the United States, with approximately 610,000 residential customer
equivalents.The Company serves residential and small to medium-size commercial
customers in the United States and markets its products through a
variety of sales channels and brand names. The Company currently sells
electricity in 11 states and the District of Columbia, natural gas in
seven states and the District of Columbia and solar energy products and
services in six states.

Crius Energy intends to qualify as a "mutual fund trust" under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act"). The Trust will not be a "SIFT trust" (as
defined in the Tax Act), provided that the Trust complies at all times
with its investment restriction which precludes the Trust from holding
any "non-portfolio property" (as defined in the Tax Act). Material
information pertaining to Crius Energy may be found on www.sedar.com or www.criusenergytrust.ca.